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| Signs      = thyroid nodule/mass
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| Prevalence = uncommon, female predominant
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| Prognosis  = good
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| Tx        = surgical excision
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'''Follicular thyroid carcinoma''', abbreviated '''FTC''', is an uncommon malignancy of the [[thyroid gland]]. It is also known as ''follicular carcinoma''.
'''Follicular thyroid carcinoma''', abbreviated '''FTC''', is an uncommon malignancy of the [[thyroid gland]]. It is also known as ''follicular carcinoma''.
==General==
==General==

Revision as of 19:36, 3 September 2018

Follicular thyroid carcinoma
Diagnosis in short

Micrograph showing a follicular thyroid carcinoma. H&E stain.
LM DDx follicular thyroid adenoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma follicular variant
Site thyroid gland

Signs thyroid nodule/mass
Prevalence uncommon, female predominant
Prognosis good
Treatment surgical excision

Follicular thyroid carcinoma, abbreviated FTC, is an uncommon malignancy of the thyroid gland. It is also known as follicular carcinoma.

General

  • Usually spread by the hematologic route.
    • PTC usually spreads via lymphatics.

Clinical

Medical school memory device 4 Fs:

  • FNA NOT diagnosable.
  • Far away mets (sometimes).
  • Female predominant.
  • Favourable prognosis.

Gross

  • Encapuslated lesion +/-evidence of invasion through the capsule.

Images

Microscopic

Features:

  • Defined by either:
    1. Invasion through the capsule:
      • Should be all the way through.[1]
        • 1/2 does not count.
        • Fibrous reaction does not count.
        • "Above the contour" does not count.
    2. Vascular invasion (all of the following):
      1. In a small vein (not a capillary), that is outside of the tumour mass.
      2. Tumour adherent to the side of the vessel.
      3. Tumour must be re-endothelialized.

Notes:

  • Impossible to differentiate from follicular adenoma on FNA (no cytologic differences).
  • Described as "over-diagnosed" ... misdiagnoses: PTC follicular variant, follicular adenoma, multinodular goitre with a thick capsule.

DDx:

Images

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See also

References

  1. SR. 17 January 2011.